This product is ideal for practising the necessary skills required when performing a caesarean section. Trainees can have exposure to delivering a difficult baby such as a deeply impacted head, or a transverse lie.
The module can be used to practise any of the following methods of delivering a deeply impacted fetal head:
- Routine manoeuvres
- Assist from a vaginal hand (push technique)
- Reverse breech extraction (pull technique)
- Use of a fetal pillow
Anatomy
Surgical pad has following anatomical layers: skin, fat, superficial epigastric vessels, rectus sheath, rectus muscle, parietal peritoneum, visceral peritoneum, bladder, muscular uterine wall, amniotic membrane.
Realism
- Abdominal skin has realistic appearance and soft feel of at-term abdomen
- Realistic feel of uterus interior during delivery
- Head presents at realistic level once incision is made
Key Features
- Uterus holds baby firmly in position for normal and transverse lies, breech and cephalic presentations
- Uterus support positions baby and directs it towards the pelvis/abdominal incision when fundal pressure is applied
- Pre-incised skin option allows easy repeat delivery practice
- Surgical pad allows realistic dissection and closure and is reversible to allow 2 uses
- Single/double in situ uterine wall closure
- Suturing of rectus sheath, fat and subcuticular or cutaneous skin closure
- Accommodates retraction using metal, plastic or rubber retractors
Versatility
Optional insert to allow presentation of head just below ischial spines for Caesarean section at full dilation
Safety
Latex free
Components:
- Caesarean Section Surgical Pad (x2)
- Perineum
- Uterus for Caesarean Section Module
- Pre-incised Delivery Only Skin
- Surgical Skin
- Cervix for Caesarean Section Module
- Foam Uterus Support
- Full Dilatation Pelvic Insert
Video
PROMPT Flex - Caesarean Section Module
- Abdominal and uterine wall opening and closure
- Cephalic and breech delivery
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C-section at full dilation:
- Head disimpaction using vaginal push methods
- Use of balloon disimpacting device
- Reverse breech extraction
- Transverse lie
- Instrument assisted C-section delivery
- Delivery of the placenta
- Teamwork and human factors training in emergency C-section